East Livingston and East Calder (ward)

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

East Livingston and East Calder is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the West Lothian Council. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Frank Anderson
(SNP) 		Carl John
(SNP) 		Willie Dunn
(Labour) 		Dave King
(Labour)
2012 Frank Toner
(Labour)
2017 Damian Timson
(Conservative)
2021[2] Thomas George Ullathorne
(SNP)
2022 Veronica Smith
(SNP) 		Danny Logue
(Labour)

Upcoming Elections

2021 By-Election

Following the death of Labour Councillor and Depute Provost Dave King a by-election was called and is due to take place on August 5, 2021.[3]

East Livingston and East Calder - 1 seat[4]
Neal Drummond Scottish Green Party
Hans Edgington Scottish Liberal Democrats
John Hannah Independence for Scotland Party
Danny Logue Scottish Labour Party
David Philip Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Thomas George Ullathorne Scottish National Party (SNP)

Election Results

2022 Election

2022 West Lothian Council election

East Livingston and East Calder - 4 seats[5][6]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Carl John (incumbent) 26.43% 1,741              
Conservative Damian Doran-Timson (incumbent) 18.29% 1,205 1,213 1,239 1,279 1,288 1,310 1,317 1,377
Labour Danny Logue 16.38% 1,079 1,095 1,106 1,164 1,437      
SNP Veronica Smith 9.44% 622 907 915 927 936 946 1,287 1,499
Independent Frank Anderson (incumbent[SNP]) 7.55% 497 508 519 539 542 551 583  
Scottish Green Neal Drummond 6.62% 436 474 478 534 542 560 585 686
SNP Thomas Ullathorne 5.92% 390 426 426 427 433 435    
Labour Andy Rafferty 4.74% 312 318 319 330        
Liberal Democrats Robert Howden 3.31% 218 224 230          
Scottish Family Ruth Hutchison 1.32% 87 88            
Electorate: 17,970   Valid: 6,587   Spoilt: 121   Quota: 1,318   Turnout: 37.3%[7]  

2017 Election

2017 West Lothian Council election[8]

East Livingston and East Calder - 4 seats[8]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Labour Dave King (incumbent) 23.75% 1,749            
Conservative Damian Timson 22.00% 1,620            
SNP Frank Anderson (incumbent) 20.09% 1,479            
SNP Carl John (incumbent) 13.20% 972 994 998 1,002 1,014 1,105 1,648
Labour Scott Rogers 7.13% 525 724 765 766 829 918 941
SNP Veronica Smith 7.54% 555 561 564 565 578 652  
Scottish Green Neal Drummond 3.60% 265 274 284 285 366    
Liberal Democrats Charles Corser 2.69% 198 208 239 239      
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 7,363   Spoilt: 141   Quota: 1,473   Turnout: 45.9%  

2012 Election

2012 West Lothian Council election[8]

East Livingston and East Calder - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Labour Dave King (incumbent) 32.14 1,914        
SNP Frank Anderson (incumbent) 19.26 1,147 1,161.7 1,164.8 1,180.9 1,398.6
SNP Carl John (incumbent) 16.89 1,006 1,058.4 1,061.2 1,094.1 1,304.3
Labour Frank Toner 11.45 682 1,237.6      
SNP Lis Bardell 7.62 454 462.3 464.5 485.9  
Action to Save St John's Hospital Jean Ann Finch 6.38 380 407.9 419.3 607.3 637.3
Conservative Evelyn Stirling 6.25 372 386.7 389.9    
Electorate: 14,346   Valid: 5,955   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,192   Turnout: 6,047 (41.51%)  

2007 Election

2007 West Lothian Council election[8]

West Lothian Council election, 2007: East Livingston and East Calder
Party Candidate FPv% % Seat Count
SNP Frank Anderson 1,918 24.6 1 1
Labour Willie Dunn 1,733 22.3 2 1
Labour Dave King 1,569 20.2 3 1
SNP Carl John 795 10.2 4 7
Action to Save St John's Hospital Lorraine Robertson 625 8.0
Conservative Andy Murray 591 7.6
Liberal Democrats James Chapman 421 5.4
Scottish Socialist Helen Donnelly 133 1.7

References

  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "East Livingston and East Calder By-Election Result".
  3. ^ Sommerville, Stuart (11 May 2021). "Heartfelt tributes after death of West Lothian Depute Provost Dave King". edinburghlive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ^ "WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL BY‐ELECTION EAST LIVINGSTON & EAST CALDER WARD (WARD 5) NOTICE OF POLL" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "NOTICE OF POLL - West Lothian Council" (PDF). West Lothian Council. West Lothian Council. 30 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report (Ward 5 East Livingston and East Calder)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Declaration of Results (Ward 5 East Livingston and East Calder)" (PDF). West Lothian Council. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d "Previous Election Results". West Lothian Council.